Brain and nervous system conditions

Summary

Brain and nervous system conditions

Disorders of the nervous system may include vascular conditions, infections, functional disorders and degenerative disorders. Vascular conditions include stroke and transient ischemic disease. Infections commonly associated with the brain are meningitis and encephalitis. Functional conditions include headaches and epilepsy. Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are examples of degenerative conditions of the nervous system.